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Gavin Newsom allies blasted for calling recall effort a 'coup,' tying it to Capitol riots
SF Gate ^ | 1/12/2020 | Eric Ting

Posted on 01/12/2021 2:45:26 PM PST by Vendome

Allies to Gov. Gavin Newsom are working hard to link the ongoing recall efforts to last week's riots at the U.S. Capitol in an attempt to save a governor facing public fury over his handling of the pandemic.

Throughout the recall process, Newsom allies have worked to tie the recall to President Donald Trump — a politically toxic figure in California — and during a Tuesday press conference, California Democratic Party chair Rusty Hicks and other state Democrats went as far to call the recall a "California coup."

Newly elected San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria also spoke at the press conference and said the recall is similar to the Capitol riots since it seeks to "overturn a democratic election."

"It’s absolutely insane to frame a recall where the voters go to the polls a coup," wrote New York Magazine and HuffPost contributor Yashar Ali. "That implies that the California elections don’t have integrity."

(Excerpt) Read more at sfgate.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: go; let; my; people; therearefourlights
I'll let this one stew a while...
1 posted on 01/12/2021 2:45:26 PM PST by Vendome
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To: Vendome

Well of course, why would they want to tie it to Newsom’s record of failure.


2 posted on 01/12/2021 2:47:38 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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To: Vendome
Newly elected San Diego Mayor Todd Gloria also spoke at the press conference and said the recall is similar to the Capitol riots since it seeks to "overturn a democratic election."

Hey Dumbass, this is provided by in LAW! This is so that a terrible Governor can be returned to sender. Think LEMON LAW for Politicians.

3 posted on 01/12/2021 2:47:52 PM PST by frogjerk
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To: Vendome

The Marxists talk about ‘democracy’ a lot but then they hate it when they have to actually deal with it.

Brexit.

Trump in 2016.

Gavin’s recall.


4 posted on 01/12/2021 2:49:09 PM PST by MercyFlush (Donald Trump is my President and Free Republic is my social media!)
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To: Vendome

Recall is a perfectly legal process.


5 posted on 01/12/2021 2:57:04 PM PST by virgil (The evil that men do lives after them )
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To: virgil

Since the right has little say in California, it’s a left wing coup. I love the smell of irony in the morning.


6 posted on 01/12/2021 3:01:56 PM PST by AndyJackson
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To: Vendome
[Gavin Newsom allies blasted for calling recall effort a 'coup,']

“What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.”


7 posted on 01/12/2021 3:06:58 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Vendome

There were no riots at the Capitol.

There are four lights.


8 posted on 01/12/2021 3:14:07 PM PST by kiryandil (New Movie: The Assassination Of Ashli Babbitt By The Anonymous Coward)
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To: Vendome

Newsom is obviously getting nervous and spinning whichever way he can. I like it when politicians feel the heat.


9 posted on 01/12/2021 3:52:47 PM PST by tballard56
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To: gunsequalfreedom

The recall petition won’t matter. If it gets to a vote, well, Newsom control the vote count. It is the norm now and will not be questioned by lawmakers or judges.


10 posted on 01/12/2021 3:53:09 PM PST by arthurus (c o vfe f e )
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Sum Ting Wong Mr. Ting.

The recall efforts have been going on for some time now.


11 posted on 01/12/2021 4:06:42 PM PST by sauropod ("No amount of evidence will ever persuade an idiot." - Mark Twain)
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The recall petition won’t matter. If it gets to a vote, well, Newsom control the vote count. It is the norm now and will not be questioned by lawmakers or judges.

Sadly, you are correct.

12 posted on 01/12/2021 4:16:58 PM PST by Ol' Dan Tucker (For 'tis the sport to have the engineer hoist with his own petard., -- Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 4)
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To: arthurus
The recall petition won’t matter. If it gets to a vote, well, Newsom control the vote count. It is the norm now and will not be questioned by lawmakers or judges.

Sadly, I am coming to the same conclusion.

13 posted on 01/12/2021 9:53:40 PM PST by gunsequalfreedom
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